The 2009 Genuine Ford Parts Australian Formula Ford Championship was a CAMS sanctioned national motor racing title for drivers of Formula Ford open wheel racing cars. The championship was the 40th national series for Formula Fords to be held in Australia and the 17th to carry the Australian Formula Ford Championship name. It began on 26 March 2009 at the Albert Park Street Circuit and finished on 25 October at the Surfers Paradise Street Circuit after eight rounds held across four different states and territories. Round 1 was contested over two races and all other rounds over three races.
South Australian driver Nick Percat dominated the championship, winning 12 of the 23 races. At the Hidden Valley Raceway round, Percat set a new record for the most races wins in the history of national level Formula Ford racing in Australia.
Points
[edit]Championship points were awarded on a 20-16-14-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 basis to the top ten classified finishers in each race. An additional point was awarded to the driver gaining pole position for each round.[1]
Teams and drivers
[edit]The following teams and drivers competed in the 2009 Australian Formula Ford Championship.
Team | Chassis | No | Driver |
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Sonic Motor Racing Services | Mygale SJ07A | 2 | ![]() |
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Mygale SJ09A | 4 | ![]() | |
CAMS Rising Star | Spectrum 011c | 5 | ![]() |
Spectrum 011d | 19 | ![]() | |
Spectrum 011d | 71 | ![]() | |
Evans Motorsport | Mygale SJ08A | 6 | ![]() |
TSR Racing | Mygale SJ07A | 7 | ![]() |
Minda Motorsport | Spectrum 011b | 8 | ![]() |
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Van Diemen RF06 | 24 | ![]() | |
Spectrum 011c | 25 | ![]() | |
Spectrum 011 | 48 | ![]() | |
Spectrum 011b | 74 | ![]() | |
Synergy Motorsport | Spectrum 011c | 9 | ![]() |
Spectrum 011b | 15 | ![]() | |
Spectrum 011c | 16 | ![]() | |
The Cosmetic Medicine Centre | Van Diemen RF06 | 11 | ![]() |
BF Racing | Mygale SJ08A | 13 | ![]() |
Anglo Australian Motorsport | Comtec Spirit WL06 | 14 | ![]() |
Brad Jones Racing | Mygale SJ09A | 14 | ![]() |
Team BRM | Mygale SJ09A | 20 | ![]() ![]() |
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Monza Motors-Mygale | Mygale SJ08A | 30 | ![]() |
National Surgical | Van Diemen RF04 | 32 | ![]() |
Berklee Australia | Van Diemen RF06 | 44 | ![]() |
Muzz Buzz | Spectrum 011d | 45 | ![]() |
Mygale Australia | Mygale SJ08A | 46 | ![]() |
James Mann | Van Diemen RF04 | 51 | ![]() |
Refrigerated Rental & Sales | Spectrum 011c | 63 | ![]() |
King's Fibreglass | Spectrum 011b | 77 | ![]() |
Master Electricians Racing | Van Diemen RF06 | 87 | ![]() |
Listec Racing | Listec Wil013 | 95 | ![]() |
Activity Playgrounds | Spectrum 011b | 98 | ![]() |
Race calendar and results
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28–29 March | ![]() |
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2–3 May | ![]() |
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31 May | ![]() |
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19 June | ![]() |
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5 | ![]() |
2 August | ![]() |
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6 | ![]() |
23 August | ![]() |
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13 September | ![]() |
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8 | ![]() |
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Drivers' championship standings
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References
[edit]- ^ 2009 Genuine Ford Parts Australian Formula Ford Championship Sporting Regulations as archived at www.webcitation.org
- ^ "Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit 29/03/2009 2009 Formula 1 ING Australian Grand Prix". National Software. 29 March 2009. Archived from the original on 30 May 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2009.
- ^ "Winton Motor Raceway 03/05/2009 2009 V8 Supercar Championship Series – Races 5 & 6". National Software. 3 May 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2009.
- ^ "Symmons Plains International Raceway 31/05/2009 2009 V8 Supercar Championship Series – Races 7 & 8". natsoft.com.au. 31 May 2009. Archived from the original on 29 June 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ^ "Hidden Valley Raceway 21/06/2009 2009 Skycity Triple Crown – V8 Supercar Championship Series". natsoft.com.au. 20 June 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ^ "Sandown International Motor Raceway 02/08/2009 Norton 360 Sandown Challenge – Races 13 & 14". natsoft.com.au. 2 August 2009. Archived from the original on 19 September 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
External links
[edit]- Official Australian Formula Ford website
- 2009 Racing Results Archive Archived 4 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- 2009 Australian Formula Ford Technical Regulations As archived at www.webcitation.org
- 2009 Genuine Ford Parts Australian Formula Ford Championship Complete Pointscore As archived at www.webcitation.org
- Reports and images from the 2009 Australian Formula Ford Championship